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Originally Posted by D as in David
Buffalo?  Maybe I'm missing your point here or did you mean Boston? |
Boston never really did a rebuild- they just keep re-tooling on the fly- only missed the playpoffs a few times in the last- missed the playoffs in 2006 and 2007 and 2015/2016. They drafted Kessel, then traded him to the Leafs after a couple of season for the picks that turned into Seguin and Hamilton. They picked up Macavoy in 2015 and Debrusk and some others in 2016 (famously skipping Connor and Barzal for a couple of guys that have yet to make it in the NHL) They drafted Pasternak late in the first round, Marchand and Lucic were 2nd and 3rd rounders, and they also got a good return for Lucic one year before UFA,
They have been very good managing their assets, I hope they continue the trend going forward.